Chapter 449: Goal Difference Reversal Against Liwupu, ggbond Must Be Expelled

Dongqiu Di pinned post: Manchester United vs. Everton match in progress, current score 3:0, Manchester United leading.

Everton's performance in this match was not impressive, and encountering Manchester United, who were chasing goal difference at this exact moment, made things terribly awful for them.

The Red Devils of Manchester would stab their evil trident into the hearts of Everton fans!

"Wowhoo!!"

Jumping up to throw an uppercut, then wrapping an arm around Martial's neck.

Tang Ye wiped the sweat off Martial's face.

"Haha!"

Bang bang!

"United!"

"Man United!"

Manchester United fans had already begun celebrating; the live stream displayed the current league standings in the bottom left corner.

If the score remained unchanged until the end of the match.

1. Mancheng, 26 points.

2. Manchester United, 26 points.

3. Liwupu, 26 points.

All had 26 points, but after adding three goals of goal difference, Manchester United completed an overtaking of Liwupu in goal difference.

"Yes, if Manchester United can maintain their three-goal advantage until the end, then after this match they will surpass Liwupu and move into second place in the standings!"

【Boohoo, I, Tang Zhengxiong, am going to cry silently.】

【Rebellious son!】

【Announcing that ggbond is expelled from our GG family!】

【Won the match, but lost a father.】

【Don't mess with me, Tang Tang Qiuwang, hahaha.】

The match resumed only after 70 minutes had passed.

Logically speaking, with this scoreline, Ten Hag should choose to substitute Tang Ye off for rest, since Manchester United still had an EFL Cup match against Chelsea in three days.

But Ten Hag did not choose to do so.

Lin Lin Jiade remained on standby outside the pitch!

Sigurdsson carried the ball down the flank as Tang Ye sprinted over quickly.

Bang!

He directly completed a tackle on Sigurdsson!

"Damn your mother!"

Getting up from the ground, Sigurdsson marched straight to Tang Ye's face.

But Tang Ye didn't back down either; the two stood locked in a standoff.

"Hey hey, it's nothing, it's nothing!"

Everton players came over to pull Sigurdsson away, while De Jong and Ye He led Tang Ye off.

The match was nearly over; getting a red card at this point would be too costly.

"Go, go, go!"

Pickford launched a long kick from inside the penalty area, plunging Manchester United's half into chaos.

Tang Ye collided with Richarlison!

Both sides collided evenly, but the ball was ultimately secured by Rodri, who had been waiting for the opportunity.

Bang!

Zouma suddenly surged forward, using his body to shove Rodri aside!

"Oh!"

Everton had gained possession of the ball!

Look at Zouma's choice!

He passed it to Bernard on the left flank.

"Number 30 (Richarlison)!"

Tang Ye shouted, signaling his teammates to be careful of the opponent.

But Everton's attacking players pressed forward en masse; Smalling and Bailly simply couldn't break free.

Bernard crossed the ball!

Richarlison!

Bang!

A powerful volley drove the ball steadily into the net.

"Richarlison!!!"

The away fans shouted the name of the scorer, Richarlison.

"No, you need to mark the striker tightly!"

De Gea was now extremely uncomfortable.

Although the team still led by two goals, his clean sheet was gone.

"..."

The Manchester United players fell silent, feeling somewhat awkward and unsure what to say.

Tang Ye held his waist with both hands.

Well, he should have followed Richarlison into the penalty box just now.

Mainly, for some reason, Tang Ye felt an instinctive aversion to his own team's penalty area.

Perhaps because he felt he was an attacking player?

"I saw him when we played against Brazil earlier, yeah, the one wearing number 30,"

Tang Ye said to Rodri.

"And the result?"

"We lost..."

Standings after Round 10 (if the score holds until the end):

2. Liwupu, 26 points.

3. Manchester United, 26 points.

It all came down to this single goal difference; if the score had been 3-1, Manchester United would have had no way to overtake Liwupu.

"This feels awful."

Fan Fan Dejiahe sat on the substitutes' bench, holding his head in both hands.

But to be honest, it didn't really matter.

Given Manchester United's current form, overtaking Liwupu in points was only a matter of time.

It just meant staying in third place a little longer, that's all.

The Manchester United players on the field were unaware of the goal difference situation; the players only knew they needed to score more goals.

"Come on, come on!"

Rodri ran past from his left side, and Tang Ye got ready.

A through ball was pushed out, passed to Rodri making a forward run on the left!

"Go, go!"

Based on his assessment of the situation in the attacking third, Tang Ye issued commands.

Wait until Rodri passed, then run past behind him!

Moving down the flank together with Mata, who had come on as a substitute, Tang Ye prepared himself.

Initially, Rodri couldn't get the pass out, so he first combined with Martial and Ye He.

"Here!"

Tang Ye suddenly accelerated, cutting diagonally toward the baseline, while Martial got ready.

Bang!

An Everton player directly dragged Martial down!

"Damn it!"

Tang Ye, who had already positioned himself at the baseline ready to shoot, felt somewhat helpless as he slowly walked back to prepare for the set piece.

"Shoot directly?"

Ashley Young whispered quietly beside Tang Ye, and the latter patted Ashley Young's hand.

"A Manchester United set piece."

"There's still some distance between this ball and the goal..."

"Tang Ye..."

Bang!

The crisp sound of the ball being struck reached the ears of the live broadcast audience.

Tang Ye's direct free-kick shot was punched out by Pickford.

But because the force applied was sufficient, Pickford failed to catch Tang Ye's free kick securely.

Near post!

Bang!

Ye He blasted the ball into the net.

"Gooo——aaaa——llll!!!"

!!!!

Restoring the goal difference gap to three goals, the Manchester United players on the field started running.

However, perhaps because they had scored so many goals today, Tang Ye was not as excited as before.

Moving to the area below the stands, Tang Ye held up four fingers to the fans in the stands.

This was their goal tally for the match!

Check Dongqiu Di Match Report: Manchester United 4-1 Everton; October ends with a perfect record, defeating Liwupu on goal difference to rise to second place. (Comments: 27,231)

Attached Premier League Standings (as of Round 10):

1. Mancheng, 26 points.

2. Manchester United, 26 points.

3. Liwupu, 26 points.

4. Chelsea, 21 points.

5. Tottenham, 18 points.

By this stage of the 2018-19 season, the standings had reached a relatively stable state.

At least for the top six; aside from Manchester United overtaking Liwupu, there had been no other changes in the top six.

Of course, Mancheng was now quite panicked, because with Manchester United's three-goal difference from Round 10, their own goal difference was now only two goals higher than Manchester United's; one slight mistake and they would be overtaken.

After the match, Tang Ye, having spent intense hours online, reposted a comic.

In the comic, a chibi Ten Hag holds a trident belonging to a little devil, preparing to poke Guardiola's buttocks, perfectly interpreting the current Premier League title race situation.

【Tom, when are you taking down Mancheng?】

【May I ask, did you transform into that trident?】

【Do you have any suitable Chinese players to recommend? Preferably a forward. I feel you Chinese are much more suited to playing football than Europeans.】

【Look at your brain.】

【Intel i9!】

【One look and it's clear you're a fake fan; Tom is a gamer, he should be using AMD.】

Haha!

The fans were saying very interesting things; Tang Ye held his phone, wanting to reply to their comments as much as possible.

【gdsno. 1ggbond: I'm using Intel, but it's an i7; I feel it doesn't lag either.】

【Tom!!!】

【Actually, I was talking about your brain, but it doesn't matter now, King Tom!】

【Take us to Wembley, Tom!】

……

Professional Footballers' Association of England, October Premier League Player of the Month candidates:

1. Aubameyang, Arsenal.

2. Barkley, Chelsea.

3. Fernandinho, Mancheng.

4. Alli, Manchester United.

5. Tang Ye, Manchester United.

Repost: Intel reposted Tang Ye's reply to the fans, adding the caption:

【The crossover between the Football GOAT and the CPU GOAT.】

As per tradition, after all Premier League matches for the month concluded, Sky Sports launched a special live broadcast program.

The famous commentator Dawson was invited to participate!

"In October, Manchester United only drew one Champions League match against Bayern; all other matches resulted in victories, which is a tremendous success. As we can see, with both Liwupu and Mancheng maintaining high win rates, Manchester United still rose to second place."

Behind Dawson and the host stood the current Premier League standings.

Three teams with 26 points hung at the very top, looking extremely eye-catching!

"Yes, but Manchester United has many issues to consider."

The host said: "Next month, Manchester United has a total of six matches, including opponents such as Mancheng and Bayern."

Bayern was of little concern, after all, Manchester United faced no pressure regarding Champions League qualification.

The main focus was the match against Mancheng.

Currently, Mancheng is first, Manchester United is second, and both teams have the same number of points.

It is a simple logic: if Manchester United defeats Mancheng, they will become the league leaders.

"Yes, so November is a crucial month."

Dawson spoke slowly: "If Manchester United can maintain their current form, I believe overtaking Mancheng is just a matter of time."

"Of course, if needed, the CPU within the Manchester United team will make a move."

"It is worth mentioning that the CPU I use is also Intel. Like the GOAT's CPU, mine is also an i7."

Dawson revealed his smile in front of the camera.

……

Today was a rest day; in two more days, it would be November.

The schedule was dense; on November 1st, Manchester United had an EFL Cup match to play.

Actually, the EFL Cup posed no great difficulty; the problem was that Manchester United had bad luck, encountering Chelsea as early as the Round of 16.

This draw result was the reason Ten Hag and Fan Fan Dejiahe were sitting in a cafe on their rest day.

For Manchester United, Chelsea this season was not overly strong, but certainly not weak either; to advance, they needed a full starting lineup plus maximum effort, only then could they maximize their win rate.

However, with less than three days available, many Manchester United players had likely not yet recovered from the match against Everton.

Therefore, Ten Hag made his decision.

Just like the previous EFL Cup match against Derby County, for the next EFL Cup match, Manchester United would again leave things to fate.

Send up the substitutes; if they win, they win; if they cannot win, so be it; focusing on the league and the Champions League is also a good thing.

"Winning a trophy might somewhat alleviate the players' pressure,"

Fan Fan Dejiahe said quietly.

"I know, of course I know."

Before making the decision, Ten Hag had thought it through carefully.

Winning an EFL Cup would be somewhat justifiable in front of the upper management, but the issue was that Manchester United had already won an EFL Cup last season.

All this could do was preserve the face of Manchester United, this super giant club.

"Michel, what we want is revival."

"Let me ask you, what relationship is there between the EFL Cup and revival?"

"…"

Fan Fan Dejiahe was speechless.

Perhaps because he lacked Ten Hag's kind of ambition, it was difficult for him to think about problems from the head coach's perspective.

……

Height: 180cm.

Weight: 73kg.

"Eh, why isn't it moving?"

Stepping down from the instrument, Tang Ye frowned tightly.

"What isn't moving?"

The team doctor didn't understand Tang Ye's meaning.

"I mean, shouldn't that data up there be getting bigger and bigger?"

Tang Ye touched his hair, feeling somewhat awkward.

Last time the measurement was 1.80 meters, and this time it was still 1.80 meters.

This is bad!

"Mr., am I not going to grow anymore?"

"Oh, that won't happen, you can still grow."

The team doctor had X-ray photos of Tang Ye's entire body, allowing him to roughly judge how much taller Tang Ye could still grow.

"That's good, that's good, you are a divine doctor, Mr."

After fist-bumping the doctor in celebration, Tang Ye walked out of the room.

Actually, it wasn't that ggbond was greedily wanting to grow extremely tall; he hadn't cared so much about his height before.

So why did he want to grow taller now?

Because ggbond knew that if he grew a bit taller, he could run faster and more steadily, which would be beneficial for both himself and the team.

The honors he had won in the past and the praises of the fans gave him a sense of mission.

He was born for football!

……

【De Bruyne Standard Long Pass Lv5: Replication (Transcendent State)】

Proficiency: 1447/5000

【De Bruyne Curved Through Ball Lv5: Replication (Transcendent State)】

Proficiency: 485/3500

Today's training was relatively light, though the rain made people feel somewhat uncomfortable.

After training ended, Ten Hag analyzed the November schedule with the players.

Ten Hag was straightforward, stating directly that both Tang Ye and Rashford would rest for the next match.

"Does this mean I'm not even on the big roster? Should I go to the venue or not?"

Tang Ye opened his eyes wide and posed his question.

"You're not even playing, yet you still want to occupy a spot on the big roster?"

Ten Hag rolled his eyes at Tang Ye: "Then go watch from the stands, buy your own ticket."

"……"

Touching his nose, Tang Ye chuckled.

Ten Hag's meaning was that for the next match, Tang Ye and Rashford simply didn't need to go.

"Then, Mr. Erik, may I take some leave?"

"Certainly, how long do you need? One day?"

Tang Ye held up four fingers: "About four days, I'm heading out of England."

Ten Hag glanced at Fan Fan Dejiahe, who immediately began confirming the team's upcoming schedule, finally nodding to Ten Hag.

"Alright then, if you take more than four days to return, Tom, you'll only be able to watch the next match from the stands."

"……Okay, Mr. Erik."

……

The Sun: Tang Ye boarded a flight at 21:45 that night heading to Incheon Airport, with a layover in Frankfurt.

"It is unclear what Tom's purpose is in going to South Korea, but currently it seems highly probable he will not be able to play in the match against Chelsea; Manchester United may have already abandoned the EFL Cup competition," The Sun reporter judged.

Legend Owen: Even with Tom absent, relying on Chelsea's current squad to defeat Manchester United would still be difficult.

PS: The second update will be tonight.

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